Good at office work? Want to get out and see the city? Whatever your interests and talents, we have a volunteer opportunity for you! Please contact us at volunteer@glwd.org or 212.294.8158 with any questions or sign up here for more information. Join us, and our vibrant volunteer community!

7:30am through end of route, Monday through Friday. Sign up here or email us for more information.Helping our team of drivers deliver meals is our greatest volunteer need. We deliver to all 5 boroughs and parts of New Jersey, so this is a great opportunity for anyone who wants to see more of New York, meet and interact directly with our clients—and sometimes, get a great workout! Some routes hit 60 doors in a shift. We prefer that you stick it out for the full route, but some volunteers do half a shift, if their schedule requires.

Kitchen and Meal Kit Assembly

Shifts available throughout the day and evening—sign up here or email us to learn more.With over 26,000 meals delivered each week, the kitchen staff relies on volunteers to help prepare this massive quantity of food. Tasks may include packaging meals, chopping onions, ladling soup, peeling potatoes or making meatballs. Volunteers can also package meal bundles for clients and assemble children's meal kits.

Delivery Shift - Walking Deliveries

Around lunchtime in many neighborhoods. Sign up here or contact us for more information.Walking deliveries are a great opportunity for anyone who can spare a lunch hour. We have many Neighborhood Meal Distribution Centers (NMDCs) throughout New York City. Volunteers pick up meals and deliver them on foot to client homes in the surrounding neighborhood. Deliveries must be made anytime between the hours of 10:00am and 2:30pm; each shift is typically 1-1.5 hours. To see if there's a NMDC near your home or office, click here for a list of our centers.

Office Shift - Office Assistance

Daytime shift times vary based on project and department. Sign up here, or contact us for more information.We need office help in many different departments. Projects may include entering donations for our Finance Department, surveying clients by phone for our Client Services Department, or completing filing and data entry for the Volunteer Department. Shifts vary based on project.

Volunteer at Home - Graphic Designers, Video Editors and Videographers

Shift times vary based on project. Inquire for details. Our Communications Department is seeking volunteers to assist with the creation of graphic designs, advertisements, videos, PSA's, etc. Dreamweaver, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop experience is a plus. These opportunities are on a case-by-case basis but ideally the volunteer is available to speak briefly during business hours, with the option of speaking after 5pm. Each volunteer may have approximately 1-2 projects per month. Contact Emmett Findley for additional information.

One-Time Shifts

If you're not able to sign up for a weekly shift or just want to try out a shift before committing to a schedule, that's no problem! Please click here to sign up via our calendar and email us to learn about our one-time openings.